Saint Arnold Winter Stout

12 oz bottle, via lb4lb. Pours a clear mahogany brown body, rather light in color for a Stout. Nice fizzy foamy one inch light brown head. The nose is as nutty and toasty as it is roasty with a slight hint of fruitiness. The flavor is dry chalky toasted malt with a lighter accent of roast and weak-brewed coffee. Some fruitiness mid swallow and a touch of plum on the finish before the cocoa powder and caramel laced finish sets in. Mouthfeel is fairly thin and watery with a touch too much fizzy carbonation, which only re-enforces the thin body. Overall, this is really pretty borderline on the Stout style. This almost fits in better with Brown Ales.

12 oz. bottle: Pours deep mahogany brown with a bubbly off-white head. Tastes of sweet, toasted malts and dried apple. Did not get any coffee from this. Highly carbonated for a stout, with a curious nutty finish. This tasted more like a brown ale to me.

12 oz bottle courtesy of zinister. Pours a dark brown color with red highlights. The head is tan, big and clumpy; and fades slowly. The aroma is rich with molasses and some coffee. The flavor is a moderate in strength with chocolate and mocha notes. The mouthfeel is full smooth and creamy. The finish is long with anise. Overall: A very drinkable stout--thanks zin, so far I have been very impressed with all the saint arnold stuff.

Bottle courtesy of theisti. Pours a clear dark brown with garnet highlights and a thin, creamy, light tan head that diminishes quickly. The nose is of fresh baked chocolate cake backed by faint coffee and cream; subtle but quite nice. Light to medium-bodied and slick with a dry, roasted finish. Dark roasted, chocolaty malt with notes of coffee, lactose, and light ash at the finish. Hops only play a bittering role at the end. I’m surprised to see this rated so lowly. I found it to be a solid, drinkable and fairly tasty brew. Thanks again for the bottle, Tim!